Match the phrase to the presenter Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language No likey no lighty Your weekend starts right here! It’s time to talk to the house… Welcome to the Dream Factory Nice to see you, to see you nice.

Your task: Investigate the ways spoken language is used by a television presenter. You should have with you your transcribed speech that you completed for homework. Over the next few weeks you will analyse this data in relation to lexis, phonology, grammar and discourse. This may sound alien to you now, but by the time you come to complete your controlled assessment you will be confident with a variety of talk terms. Today we are going to study LEXIS! Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language

Before we go any further, you need some A3 paper on which you will collate the new terminology that you will learn over the next few weeks. Every time time you learn a new term make a note of it on your mind map. It should look a little like this… STOP!

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What is LEXIS? A term in linguistics for the vocabulary of a language. In relation to television presenters, we need to examine their choice of words. Let’s revisit the bell task… Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language

How were you able to complete this activity? Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language No likey no lighty Your weekend starts right here! It’s time to talk to the house… Welcome to the Dream Factory Nice to see you, to see you nice. The individual’s way of speaking is their idiolect.

“Alright”…”Alright”…”Alright…” Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language How does this link to idiolect? How does this link to contextual factors? How does this link to idiolect? How does this link to contextual factors? When I was on teaching practice as a 23 year old student teacher, my University lecturer held up a sign saying: “STOP SAYING ALRIGHT!”

What effect did this have on the idiolect of young Mr Bell? Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language Why did young Mr Bell keep saying “Alright”?

Two types of Context Speaker Identity Regional origin Social class Age Occupation Gender Situational Factors Topic Setting Purpose Status Comfort Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language

“Alright”? – The Idiolect of ME Why did young Mr Bell keep saying “Alright”? Regional origin – Geordie Social class – working class upbringing – perhaps wanting to be down with the kids? Age – young man acting like a profession Occupation – bad teacher Gender – male - bossy What effect did this have on the idiolect of young Mr Bell? Topic - teaching Setting - classroom Purpose – check understanding Status – slightly high over the class; low over the tutor Comfort – extraordinarily nervous Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language

Idiolect The personal language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life This can include: – The words they choose to use (including personal or invented words and phrases) – Their use (or misuse) of grammar – Their tone of voice and pronunciation (including mispronunciations) – Their manner of speaking e.g. speed, emphasis on particular words, how many words they use etc. Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language

What a Sh-unique idiolect she has…(Dot, dot, dot) Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language

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How would you describe Nicole Scherzinger’s idiolect? X Factor What is your opinion of Nicole’s idiolect? Remember, in your controlled assessment you must be able to reflect on attitudes towards spoken language. Read the article from The Daily Mail Online. What views are presented in relation to Nicole’s idiolect? Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language

Accent and Dialect Hawaiian born Nicole has an American accent. She may use words and phrases that the British viewers aren’t familiar with because they are part of her dialect. Lets look at accent and dialect in more detail… Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language

Accent and Dialect Accent: Difference in pronunciation, generally of the same language. Dialect: Noticeable differences in words, syntax, structure, and rules of a language. Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language

Accent and Dialect: TASK How many accents can you name? How many words and phrases can you think of that relate to Geordie dialect? **Remember you are going to focus on ‘Ant’ and ‘Dec’ so accent and dialect are particularly important). We are going to have an accent and dialect race. One half of the class are going to write a list of accents on the whiteboard, whilst the other half of the class are going to write a list of Geordie dialect words on the whiteboard. You need to nominate a team representative to compile the list on the whiteboard. What do you know better? Accents or Dialect? Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language

Back to Scherzinger… Some people may argue that Scherzinger uses certain words/ phrases (shamazing, amazeballs etc.) to encourage a rapport between herself and her fans - the British public. This is also know as convergence. Convergence occurs when a person changes their speech to match the person they are speaking to. Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language I do it all the time, but it usually results in you lot thinking I’m pathetic whilst trying to act ‘cool’!

Convergence and Divergence Speakers can also use divergence. This will occur when a person changes their speech to mismatch the person they are speaking to. This can create a division between the two speakers. When have you diverged? Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language

Standard English vs. Slang Slang is: an informal non-standard variety of speech characterized by newly coined (shamazing) and rapidly changing words and phrases. Standard English is: the variety of English that is generally accepted as the model for the speech and writing of educated speakers Is one better than the other? Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language

Card Board Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language

I’m not in on Thursday or Friday as I have to travel to a horrible place called New York…for free!!! You will need to work in pairs with one member of each pair using their smartphone. You will need to download QR Scanner before the lesson. You will find one of my selected websites on Ant and Dec’s speech. You will need to transcribe their speech. You will then need to annotate the data finding aspects of lexis. There will be helpsheets for you, but this must be complete or we will be behind and you will get worse marks for your controlled assessment than the other classes. So get it done! Alright? Controlled Assessment 3: Spoken Language Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes Using Spoken Language Features Public attitudes to spoken language